While at bat in the sixth inning of Wednesday's ballgame, Heyward was hit by a 90 mph fastball thrown by Jonathon Niese of the New York Mets. The Braves had two outs when Niese's pitch went off course.

Heyward immediately fell to the ground, but never lost consciousness. He even popped his head in his team's dugout to say goodbye to some of his fellow players.